Cuomo Lays Out Cards For Upstate NY Gaming Resorts

Law360, New York (May 9, 2013, 8:30 PM EDT) -- New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday unveiled a proposal that would bring three new gaming-centered resorts to upstate New York, but ban casinos from the city area for at least five years and possibly spark territorial issues with Native American tribes.

Per the plan, Cuomo wants upstate New York divided into six regions and have companies bid for the rights to enter one of those regions with a new casino and resort, or even a "racino" — a combined racetrack and casino — project....